Oliver asks why an ordinary person should care that some people are extraordinarily rich and other people make a good living catering to them. Oligarchs don't stop inoligarchs, when they get off the plane in london or j f k, or wherever, they want the same things that they want at home. If we're selling people preferential treat which is what butler briton does, we'reselling people preferential treatment that is inherently antithetical to democracy. So that's why i think everyone should care. We're going to wake up one day and we're goin to be living in an oligarchy. Once it's become established, it's very, very hard
Oligarchs from Russia and beyond stash their cash in British banks, which play a central role in the global offshore economy.
This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Victoria Dominguez, engineered by Paul Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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